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15th century ~ early 16th century: inca empire ruled: inca = king or the incan empire. Conquest and colonization is a story that the empire told themselves. Terms: colonial vs. conquest, andes: big mountain range, machu picchu: old peak, quechua: language of the incas still spoken today, inca empire and inca rulers, peru (colombia, ecuador, bolivia, argentina, chile) Myths of conquest which emphasize white/european superiority over indigenous people. Argument: spanish myths of conquest justified their conquest and empire. Counter the myths of spanish conquest: myth #1: incas and andeans thought that the spanish were gods, they did call the spanish viracochas. Primary source: jos de acosta (1590) (page 116 of matthew restall: secondary source): Time: acosta published after decades of conquering. Identity, person: jesuit priest and missionary who wanted to convert indigenous people. Historians are always keen to understand the point of the primary source. Thought prevalent at that time: indigenous people are human who could convert to.

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